Leading Cases

  1. The State of West Bengal v. Anwar Ali Sarkar (1952) SCR 284; AIR 1952 SC 75
  2. The Commissioner Hindu Religious Endowment, Madras v. Sri Lakshmindra Tirtha Swamiar of Sri Shirur Mutt, [1954] S.C. R. 1005
  3. In Re: Kerala Education Bill, 1957 Reference under Article 143 (1) of the Constitution of India A.I.R. 1958 S.C. 956; 1959 S.C.R. 995; 1959 S.C.J. 321.
  4. T. M. A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka [2002] 8 S.C.C. 481
  5. P. A. Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra [2004] 8 S.C.C. 139
  6. Pandit M. S. M. Sharma v. Shri Sri Krishna Sinha And Others 1959 AIR 395, 1959 SCR Supl. (1) 806
  7. People’s Union for Civil Liberties & Anr. v. U.O.I.  (2003) 2 SCR 1136
  8. The Automobile Transport (Rajasthan) Ltd. V. State of Rajasthan  1963(1) SCR 491
  9. State Trading Corporation of India v. Commercial Tax Officer Visakhapatnam 1963 AIR 1811; 1964 SCR (4) 99
  10. In re: Keshav Singh, Special Reference No. 1 of 1964 – (1965) 1 SCR 413 AIR 1965 SC 745
  11. S. Naresh Shridhar Mirajkar And Ors v. State Of Maharashtra 1967 AIR, 1 1966 SCR (3) 744
  12. I.C. Golak Nath  v. State of Punjab 1967 AIR 1643 1967 SCR (2) 762
  13. Rustom Cowasjee Cooper v. Union of India 1970 AIR 564, 1970 SCR (3) 530
  14. H. H. Maharajadhiraja Madhav Rao Jiwaji Raoscindia Bahadur V. Union of India 1971 AIR 530; 1971 SCR (3) 9; 1971 SCC (1) 85
  15. His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru v. The State of Kerala and Others AIR 1973 SC 1461
  16. S. R. Bommai v. Union of India ([1994] 2 SCR 644 : AIR 1994 SC 1918 : (1994)3 SCC1)
  17. L. Chandra Kumar v. Union Of India AIR 1997 SC 1125      (1997) 2 SCR 1186
  18. Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narain (Stay Matter), (1976) 2 SCR 347 AIR 1975 SC 2299
  19. Minerva Mills Ltd.  v. Union of India (1981) 1 SCR 206; (1980) 3 SCC 625; AIR 1980 SC 1789
  20. Waman Rao V. Union of India (1981) 2 SCR 1; (1981) 2 SCC 362; AlR I981 SC 271
  21. I.R. Coelho (Dead) by LRs  v. State of Tamil Nadu  (1999) Suppl.2 SCR 394; (1999) 7 SCC 580
  22. Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab AIR 1974 SC 2192; (1975) 1 SCR 814; (1974) 2 SCC 831
  23. A.D.M Jabalpur v. ,Shivakant Shukla (1976) 2 SCC 521 AIR 1976 SC 1207; (1976) Suppl. SCR 172
  24. R.S. Joshi Sales Tax Officer, Gujarat  V. Ajit Mills Ltd. (1977) 4 SCC 98; 1977 AIR 2279, 1978 SCR (1) 338
  25. Trustees for the Improvement of Calcutta v. Chandrasekhar Mallick, (1978) 1 SCR 136
  26. Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa (1978) 2 SCC 213; (1978) 3 SCR 207
  27. State of U.P. V. Jai Bir Singh 2005 (1 )Suppl. SCR 20 , 2005 (5) SCC 1
  28. Madan Mohan Pathak v. Union of India 1978 AIR 803 1978 SCR (3) 334 1978 SCC (2) 50
  29. State of Karnataka v. Union of India, (1997) 4 SCC 608; (1978) 2 SCR 1
  30. Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India 1978 AIR 597, 1978 SCR (2) 621; 1978 SCC (1) 248
  31. In Re The Special Courts Bill, 1978 AIR 1979 SC 478 ; (1979) 1 SCC 380; (1979)     2 SCR 476
  32. S.P. Gupta  v. Union Of India AIR 1982 SC 149; 1981 (Supp) SCC 87; (1982) 2 SCR 365
  33. M C’Mehta & Another v. Union of India Ors. 1987 AIR 1086; 1987 SCR  (1) 819; 1987 SCC  (1) 395
  34. A.R. Antulay v. R.S. Nayak & Anr 1988 AIR 1531, 1988 SCR Supl. (1) 1
  35. Rupa Ashok Hurra v. Ashok Hurra & Anr (2002) 4 SCC 388; AIR 2002 SC 1771; (2002) 2 SCR 1006
  36. Synthetics & Chemicals Ltd. Etc v. State Of U.P. (1990) 1 SCC 109; 1990 AIR 1927, 1989 SCR Supl. (1) 623
  37. Indra Sawhney v. Union of India AIR 1993 SC 447; 1992 (Suppl 3) SCC 217); (1992) Suppl. 2 SCR 454
  38. Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union Of India  (1993) 4 SCC 441
  39. Mafatlal Industries v. Union of India (1996) Suppl SCR 585; (1997) 5 SCC 536
  40. New Delhi Municipal Council v. State of Punjab AIR 1997 SC 2847; (1997) 7 SCC 339
  41. Vishaka  v State of Rajasthan (1997) 6 SCC 241, AIR 1997 SC 3011; (1997) Supp 3 SCR 404
  42. Supreme Court Bar Association V. Union of India, AIR 1998 SC 1895; (1998) 2 SCR 795; (1998) 4 SCC 409
  43. P.V. Narsimha Rao v. State (Cbi/Spe)  Etc (1998) 4 SCC 626; (1998) 2 SCR 870
  44. Special Reference No. 1 of 1998, AIR 1999 SC 1; (1998) 7 SCC 739; (1998) Suppl. 2 SCR 400
  45. Dr Preeti Srivastava V. State Of M. P.  (1999) 7 SCC 120; AIR 1999 SC 2894; (1999) Supp 1 SCR 249
  46. State Of Maharashtra v. Milind  (2001) 1 SCC 4; (2000) Suppl 5 SCR 65
  47. E.S.P.Rajaram  v. Union Of India  (2001) 1 SCR 203; (2001) 2 SCC 186; AIR 2001 SC 581
  48. M/S Somaiya Organics (India) Ltd v. State Of Uttar Pradesh & Anr AIR 2001 SC 1725; (2001) 3 SCR 33
  49. B.R. Kapoor v. State Of Tamil Nadu 2001 (7) SCC 231; (2001) Suppl.3 SCR 191
  50. In Re: Arundhati Roy–Contemnor, (2002) 2 SCR 213; AIR 2002 SC 1375; AIR 2002 SC 1375
  51. P. Ramachandra Rao v. State of Karnataka. (2002) 4 SCC 578; AIR 2002 SC 1856; (2002) 3 SCR 60
  52. Pradeep Kumar Biswas v. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology , [2002] 5 SCC 111; (2002) 3 SCR 100
  53. Special Reference No. 1 of 2002, In re, (Gujarat Assembly Election matter), (2002) 8 SCC 237; AIR 2003 SC 87; (2002) Supp 3 SCR 366
  54. State Of West Bengal v. Kesoram Industries Ltd. And Ors (2004) 1 SCR 564;  (2004) 10 SCC 201
  55. Standard Chartered Bank  v.Directorate of Enforcement and Ors 2005 (4) SCC 530; AIR 2005 SC 2622
  56. State of Gujarat v. Mirzapur Moti Kureshi Kassab Jamat (2005) 8 SCC 534; 2005 (4) Suppl. SCR 582
  57. S.B.P. & Co v. Patel Engineering Ltd. & Anr AIR 2006 SC 450 : (2005) 8 SCC 618